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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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